Garbage-can.



B. FRANOKAERTS.

GARBAGE CAN.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 4, 1914.

Patented Mar. 2, 1915.

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GARBAGE CAN.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 4, 1914.

- Patented Mar. 2, 1915.

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rm/mus EMILE FRANCKAERTS, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

;...1: GARBAGE-CAN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 2, 1915.

Application filed June 4, 1914. Serial No. 842,919.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EMILE FRANCKAERTS, a citizen of the United States, residing at San Francisco, in the county of San Francisco and State of California, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Garbage- Cans, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to refuse receptacles, and more particularly to an improved garbage can.

One of the principal objects of the invention is to provide an improved garbage can which will be extren'iely sanitary, and which may be easily filled and emptied.

Another object of the invention is to provide a garbage can having a foot operable chute which may be opened to allow filling of the can, the mechanism for operating the chute being inclosed in a removable housing where it is protected from the elements and the contents of the can, and where it may be uncovered by removal-of the housing when it is desired to repair the mechanism.

A further object of the invention is to provide an improved garbage can of the class described, whichwill be simple, durable, efficient in operation, inexpensive to manufacture, and which will be extremely sanitary.

'VVith these and other objects in view which will become apparent as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described and claimed, and illustratedin the accompanying drawings, in which like characters of reference indicate like parts throughout the several figures, of which:

Figure '1 represents a perspective viewof the can. Fig. 2 represents a horizontal view taken on the plane indicated by theline 2--2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 represents a vertical central sectional view taken through the can.

Fig. 4 represents ahorizontal fragmentary sectional view taken on the plane indicated by the line 44 of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 represents a. fragmentary side elevational view of the top portion of the can, the lid being open. Fig. 6 represents a fragmentary detail vertically transverse sectional view taken on the plane indicated by line 6 6 of Fig. 2, and Fig. 7 indicates a detail perspective view taken from the inside of the can and looking at the lower end of the guide strip secured to the side wall.

Referring more pa rticularly to the drawings, the can includes'a fiat bottom 5, a front wall 6, a rear wall 7 and side walls 8, said side walls at their upper edges being beveled rearwardly. A cover ,9 is hinged as at 10 to the upper portion of the front Wall, and is provided with side flanges 11 overhanging the sides of the can, and said cover at its rear edge overhangs the rear wall 7 of the can and is provided with a keeper 12 adapted to engage the upper beaded edge 13 of the rear wall, for normally maintaining the cover in closed position over the can. The can is supported upon corner legs 14 which form extensions of the angle irons l5 binding the edges of the can. Handles 16 are provided 011 the side Walls by means of which the can may be readily carried from place to place.

The upper portion of the front wall is provided with an opening adapted to be closed by rectangular metal plate 17, hinged at 18 to the front wall, said plate having its ends provided with substantially sector shaped guard plates, 19, which are formed integrally with plate 17, extending rearwardly therefrom, and disposed inwardly and parallel to' the ends of the plates, leaving end flanges 20 adapted to engage the ends-of the opening in the front wall, said plates 19' when the plate 17 is in closed position extending through the opening into the interior of the can. A depending" flange 20 on the lower edge of the plate 17 bridges the lower edge of the opening' The plate 17 together with guard plates 19 formsa chute through which, when in open 'POSItIOII as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 3, refuse may be directed into the can.

One of the guard plates extends into a.v

housing secured within the canto the adjacent side wall 8, said housing mcludlng a side 2l,'botto1'n 22 and rear'wall 23, a-

slot at-24 being left between the forward edge of side wall 21 and ad acent edge of the door opening, through which the guard plate works.

The mechanism by means of which. the I chute may be opened by foot is connected to the opposite guard plate, and includes a link 25 swiveledat its upper end to the plate and at its lower-end at 26 to the rear wall near one edge thereof, and is bent to form a pedal 29, said-lever 27 being pivoted niaoaoa tain the chute in closed position. By press ingupon the pedal 29 the foot lever will be raised hence raising link 25 and o ening the chute, as indicatedin dotted lines n Fig. 3.

'becured to the side wall adjacent the chute operating mechanism, is astrip 33 having a flange 34 formed on its rear edge, which provides a substantially L-shaped slot 35, and a similar strip 36'is secured to the front wall adjacent the mechanism, said strip being broken to allow for the door tecting the chute operating mechanism and the guard plate to which that mechanism is.

attached, said housing comprising a plate 37 havingat its rear edge a right angular'ly extending flange 38 which has its free edge bent to provide a rearwardly extendingv flange 39, said flange 39 and adjacent edge of flange 38' adapted to slide within the L- being provided with a right angularfia'nge 40 extending in an opposite direction from flange 38 and adapted to slide in the slot 41 provided in the rent strip 36, as clearly shown in the drawings. Connecting the strips 33 and 36, is a flange which is provided on a plate 42 secured to the bottom of the can, said flange comprising a portion .43 extending parallel and in spaced relation to the adjacent side wall 8, and a portion 44 extending at rightangles to portion 43and connecting the latter with strip 33, and a flange carried upon-the lower end of the housing 37, :is adapted to engage the flanges 43 and 44 to secure a tight joint. The upper ends of the housings w tect the guard plates and the operating mechanism, are closed.- The housing for the mechanism, is removable as before stated so that when desirable the mechanism may be uncovered to be accessible for repair. A

lspring jaw 46, is secured to front wall 3,

in position to engage a keeper 4'? carried uponthe rear edge of top 9 for maintaining Fig. 5, when so desired.

A receptacle constructed according to my invention, will beextremely sanitary since it will remain closed unless intentionally opened, and because the joints are tight so as to render the receptacle nearly air-tight, and it is extremely eficient in; operation allowing the chute to be opened by the foot so that both hands of the operator may be brought intense in filling'the receptacle.

opening, and the purpose of strips 33 and 36 isto slidably support a casing for pro shaped slot 35, the front edge of plate 37 the top in open position as indicated inwhich said lever ispivotcd, a a nected at one end'to the lever ad acent said By opg the top the receptacle may be quickly and easily emptied of its contents."

A further advantageous feature of the device is the fact that the mechanism is at all times thoroughly protected horn the ele ments, and also from the contents of the can,'so that danger of the parts becoming rusted or getting out of order is minimized. It is desirable to form the receptacle of galvanized iron or similar sheet metal, but

the material used the construction of the can is optional.

Although it have described-the preferred embodiment of my'invention, I may desire to make such changes in the construction, 1

combination and arrangement of parts thereof, as do not depart from the spirit of v the invention claims; ll claim: 1. A receptacle of the class described including a flat bottom, side walls, a front wall plates carried by said plate and extending r through the opening into the can, a housing for one of the guard plates, a foot operable mechanism secured to the opposite guard plate whereby the closure plate may be opened at will, a housing for protecting said opposite guard plate and mechanism, and

means for removably positioning last said housing within the receptacle.

2. A receptacle of the class described having its front wall provided with an opening, a plate hinged to the receptacle and adapted to normally close said opening, said plate provided near its ends with guard plates extending through the opening into the can, said plate and guard plates tog a chute, a housing secured within the can for protecting one of the guard plates, said last mentioned plate exteng into the housing,

a foot operable mechanism connected to the other guard plate, said mechanism'comprising a swiveled at one end to said other plate, a lever swivelcd at one end to the opposite end of the link, an upright to ring con- 1 and at the opposite end to the receptacle for normally holding the chute in closed position, said li, lever and npright disposed wit the receptacle, saidlever ex tending through the opening in the recap J and the scope of the appended having an openingtherein, and a rear wall,

' a housing Within the receptacle for operating the chute, a guide strip secured to one wall of the receptacle within the latter, said guide stripprovided with a groove, 9. second guide strip secured to another Wall of the recep tacle within'the latter, and provided with a groove, and a housing for protecting the foot operable mechanism, sa1d housing in: cluding a strip having a flange formed on each longitudinal edge thereof-and extend- 'ing in opposite directions, said flanges adapted to engage the grooves in the guide 7 protecting said opposite guard strips whereby the housing may beremovably positioned within the receptacle. I

4. A receptacle of the class described having an opening in one wall,.a chute pivoted "to the receptacle for normally closing the class described havo ening, said chute including a closure p ate and. guard plates, a foot operable mechanism positioned within the receptacle and connected with oneoftheguard plates for operating the chute, means containedvvithin the receptacle for protecting the foot operable mechanism and the plate to yvhlch it is secured, means for're novably pcsitions- I .-'ing the protecting meanswithinj-i the N QP Q tacle, and means o mo iese O er guard plate. I f;

With: 7 B. 'O. HARVEY,

1A. C. Umuur. 

